Posted on 01/25/2017 2:28:10 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday welcomed federal assistance to help stem Chicago violence but rejected the idea of the National Guard patrolling the city as "antithetical" to the trust he's trying to build in law enforcement.
The mayor's comments came after President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening took to Twitter to suggest he would "send in the Feds!" if Chicago doesn't "fix the horrible 'carnage' going on."
The president's tweet, however, did not specify what form that could take. At a Wednesday press briefing, White House spokesman Sean Spicer didn't respond directly when asked whether Trump was talking about deploying National Guard troops to Chicago.
"There's no one thing," Spicer said. "There can be aid, if it was requested up through the governor through the proper channels that the federal government can provide on a law enforcement basis. But there's other aid that can be extended as well through the U.S. attorney's office or other means that will ensure the people of Chicago have the resources to feel safe. That's what he means. And part of it is that no American, whether or not you live in Chicago or Nebraska, shouldn't feel like you can walk down the streets of a city in this country and fear for your life. And I think too often that's happening in Chicago."
At City Hall, Emanuel said the National Guard "has nothing to do with public safety" and that he was "against it, straight up."
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I believe the Illinois governor makes the decision whether to mobilize the NG, not mayor Tiny Dancer.
Chicago gets the bill.
The liberals are unsure what to do, because so much of the violence is due to black gang members shooting people over drug deals gone bad or other criminal activity. Liberals feel that black people are victims of racism and all that, so they are afraid of being called racist if they take strong actions against black criminals.
Emmanuel needs to pack his tutu and move down to the state pen with the rest of Illinois political rat pack.
Eisenhower federalized the AK Guard and used the 101st Airborne to enforce a FEDERAL court order. Has long has the state and local governments are functioning, (An ironic term with regard to almost any Dem run big city) Federal assistance is limited to constitutional enforcement of extant federal criminal law, or upon an Article IV Section IV request from the State executive or legislature.
Rahm shaking down for money.
Send in the troops
The problem is not the cops, its the courts letting every one off on pleas to go out and do it all over again - same problem growing in Milwaukee. Troops, money, and more cops will not help other than to catch more so they have to be released faster due to space constraints.
He wants the money so he can pocket it and put what he doesn’t pocket in the DNC treasury.
The only way the Federal Government should help Chicago is after the Chicago mayor, city council, and chief of police have resigned.
Because Arkansas was defying Federal Law?
Chicago, as far as I can tell, is not in violation of Federal Law.
Besides, like the city of NYC, the people of Chicago deserve what they are getting.
Chicago has a long history of corruption
Over due for a major bust
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2151323/posts
All he wants is money. He won’t do anything about the violence. Time to get rid of the gangs. A lot of them could probably be deported to you know where.
Another lie from Emanuel
his thought was.......Oh my God!
not as the everyday expression of a young girl but real panic
I think you meant to say the AR guard.
So. Don’t send the National Guard. Send Special Forces teams and a battalion of Rangers.
Appoint Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke as a Special U.S. Marshal. He can lead a task force of the biggest and baddest U.S. Marshals fugitive capture teams detailed for temporary duty to Chicago from other jurisdictions. Problem solved...
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